James P. "Jim" Metzen (October 26, 1943 – July 11, 2016) was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). He represents District 52, which includes portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Metzen died on July 11, 2016 from lung cancer in South St. Paul, Minnesota, aged 72.